U23 League

Alverberg
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fernandez Cuero got the match started through his kick off. Louis-Philippe Leyman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Ricky Van Dock made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yves Schollens in the 12th minute of play forced Bacardi FC's goalkeeper Ricky Van Dock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Douglas Debecker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricky Van Dock having to interfere. In the 25th minute Maurice Vissenakens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julius Vanneste saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paul-Louis Van Mechelen hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After having played for 30 minutes, Fernandez Cuero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bacardi FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fernandez Cuero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Julius Vanneste showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernandez Cuero, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute, Yves Schollens made a precise shot to the right of Ricky Van Dock. Bacardi FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. A collision led to Bacardi FC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Cornelis Rondas hit a great ball. With a little luck, Bacardi FC's Ricky Van Dock got control of the ball when Louis-Philippe Leyman tried to sneak it across the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Douglas Debecker to strike the kick off in the second half. Ricky Van Dock showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Douglas Debecker, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Julius Vanneste showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernandez Cuero, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After having played for 61 minutes, Roy Voet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bacardi FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roy Voet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bacardi FC's Fernandez Cuero got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Bacardi FC's Fernandez Cuero slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Julius Vanneste. That made the score 1-1 after 66 minutes of play. Fernandez Cuero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julius Vanneste showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maurice Vissenakens, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 81st minute Fernandez Cuero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julius Vanneste saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricky Van Dock made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Louis-Philippe Leyman in the 82nd minute of play. Yves Schollens kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. After 86 minutes, Louis-Philippe Leyman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Limburg United and the Bacardi FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience was convinced that Fernandez Cuero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julius Vanneste was relentless in the 90th minute of the game.